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Man arrested after Stone of Destiny glass broken at Scottish museum

ADVERTISEMENTA 35-year-old man has been arrested after glass protecting the Stone of Destiny was broken at Perth Museum in Scotland. Police were called to St John’s Place on Saturday following reports of a disturbance at the museum. The glass display case protecting the Stone of Destiny was smashed. The rare artefact was not damaged.  A spokesperson for

Exit light, enter gripe: Metallica forces US government to drop video

ADVERTISEMENTHeavy metal legends Metallica have forced the the US government to withdraw a social media video that used their song ‘Enter Sandman’ without authorisation. The Department of Defense sent out a post on X on Friday (11 July) that featured Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promoting the country’s military drone capabilities.  The original version of the video

The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is being auctioned off in New York

ADVERTISEMENTA 25-kilogram rock is being auctioned off at Sotheby’s New York on Wednesday. It’s being listed for a price of $2 million (€1.71 million) to $4 million (€3.42 million). Why so expensive? Well, it's not just any rock. It's the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, will

Why is Donald Trump threatening to revoke a US comedian’s citizenship?

ADVERTISEMENTUS President Donald Trump has said he is considering “taking away” the US citizenship of actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, despite a decades-old Supreme Court ruling that expressly prohibits such an action by the government.Trump labelled O’Donnell as a “threat to humanity” in a social media post on Saturday, adding: “Because of the fact that

Bal des Pompiers: Is this France’s hottest Bastille Day party?

ADVERTISEMENTBal des Pompiers or the Fireman’s Ball has become a fixed event in the calendar of many single women in Paris and beyond.Whilst the event is well known in France, as videos have circulated on social media over the past few years of topless, muscular firemen dancing on bars and pouring shots, it’s begun to

Acting tough: Korek Bojanowksi’s debut examines abuse in film schools

ADVERTISEMENTSmall but perfectly formed, kino Amondo is the tiniest movie theatre in the Polish capital. The venue is bustling with life being a cinema to watch films and, with shoots also taking place, it's truly a celebration of the art form in more ways than one. Its co-owner is Korek Bojanowski, an up-and-coming film director

Remembering genocide in Srebrenica through the lens of Kristian Skeie

ADVERTISEMENT"Our memories are not very good. We forget quickly." This 11 July marks three decades since more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys from Srebrenica - a small town in eastern Bosnia - were systematically executed over the course of several days. It was the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II. For

France’s new Lady Liberty artwork goes viral and divides opinions

ADVERTISEMENTA mural titled "The Statue of Liberty's Silent Protest" - featuring Lady Liberty covering her face with her hands and her torch now lying on her chest – has been unveiled in France.The artwork by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw reportedly took six days to complete. It is located on a building in the northern

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Highlights and standouts of Green Man Festival 2025

ADVERTISEMENT A central focus building up to this year’s Green Man Festival was whether a set by controversial Belfast trio Kneecap would even take place. The Northern Irish group’s frontman Mo Chara is due to appear in court later this week for a terror offence charge for allegedly displaying the flag of proscribed terror group
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Controversy explained: UK’s LGBTQ+ literary prize 2025 cancelled

ADVERTISEMENT The Polari Prize, a prestigious UK literary award for LGBTQ+ literature, has announced a pause to its 2025 competition following backlash over the inclusion of author John Boyne. Boyne, best known for his best-selling novel "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" – which was adapted to the big screen in 2008 - has a

Downing Street warns author Sally Rooney over Palestine Action support

ADVERTISEMENT The UK government has warned best-selling Irish author Sally Rooney that her public pledge to support the banned group Palestine Action could fall foul of terrorism laws. Speaking after Rooney announced she would donate her BBC adaptation royalties to the controversial campaign group, a spokesperson for the prime minister said: “Support for a proscribed

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Highlights and standouts of Green Man Festival 2025

ADVERTISEMENT A central focus building up to this year’s Green Man Festival was whether a set by controversial Belfast trio Kneecap would even take place. The Northern Irish group’s frontman Mo Chara is due to appear in court later this week for a terror offence charge for allegedly displaying the flag of proscribed terror group

Controversy explained: UK’s LGBTQ+ literary prize 2025 cancelled

ADVERTISEMENT The Polari Prize, a prestigious UK literary award for LGBTQ+ literature, has announced a pause to its 2025 competition following backlash over the inclusion of author John Boyne. Boyne, best known for his best-selling novel "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" – which was adapted to the big screen in 2008 - has a
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ADVERTISEMENTKhaby Lame, the world’s most popular TikTok personality, has left the US after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa.The Senegalese-Italian influencer, whose legal name is Seringe Khabane Lame, was detained Friday at Harry Reid International Airport but was allowed to leave the US without a deportation order, a

The most beautiful restaurants in the world have been unveiled

ADVERTISEMENTPrix Versailles, a prestigious global architecture award, has revealed its annual list of the world’s most beautiful restaurants - and this year’s picks are a feast for the eyes as much as the palateSo, who made the cut?Top spot goes to Dubai’s Gerbou, a sleek restaurant where traditional Emirati craftsmanship and cuisine meets modern design.

Deep Time II: French artists work underground with no links to world

ADVERTISEMENTA group of artists have begun an experiment in the southern French countryside that could redefine the meaning of creative collaborations. The aim of the project is for researchers to study how the artists work without any links to the outside world, no natural light and no real-time information.Over the next two weeks, the members